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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 26-Dec-2025 09:11 ET (26-Dec-2025 14:11 GMT/UTC)

Expenditures for pediatric behavioral health care over time and estimated family financial burden

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: Behavioral health expenditures nearly doubled to 40% of U.S. child health spending by 2022. Behavioral health spending was associated with high family financial burden, which reflects increased demand and cost for services and supports expanding access through insurance coverage and clinician availability.

Journal: JAMA Pediatrics

Air conditioning in nursing homes and mortality during extreme heat

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this case-crossover study, mortality was lower during extreme heat days in nursing homes with air conditioning (AC) compared to those without AC. These findings suggest that AC provision in nursing homes and other congregate care settings may be important for preventing mortality among older adults during extreme heat days.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine

The role of vaccination in maternal and perinatal outcomes associated with COVID-19 in pregnancy

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This study found that vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 prior to and during pregnancy, before COVID-19 diagnosis, was associated with a lower risk of severe maternal disease and preterm birth regardless of variant time period.

Journal: JAMA

Kids’ behavioral health is a growing share of family health costs

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Mental health, substance use, and other behavioral health care made up 40% of all health expenditures for U.S. children in 2022, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco. That is almost twice what it was in 2011.

Journal: JAMA Pediatrics

“It happens more than you think”: New research examines sexual violence in later life

George Mason University

George Mason University social work professor Michelle Hand explores the experiences of survivors over 50, calling attention to an overlooked public health problem.

Journal: Sage Open Aging

Fine particles in pollution are associated with early signs of autoimmune disease

McGill University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study has linked air pollution exposure and immune-system changes that often precede the onset of autoimmune diseases.

McGill University researchers analyzing Ontario data found that fine particles in air pollution are associated with higher levels of a biomarker linked with autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus.

Journal: Rheumatology
Funder: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

The Lundquist Institute and its start-up company Vitalex Biosciences Announces Strategic Advancement of Second-Generation fungal Vaccine VXV-01 through Phase 1 Trials under $40 Million Competitive Contract from NIH/NIAID

The Lundquist Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

The Lundquist Institute (TLI) and its start-up company Vitalex Biosciences (Vitalex) are pleased to announce that the second-generation fungal vaccine candidate known as VXV‑01, which was developed using a proprietary TLI vaccine technology platform, is poised to move forward in development up to and including Phase 1 clinical evaluation — enabled by a major contract awarded to a collaboration consortium of Vitalex and Appili Therapeutics (TSX: APLI; OTCPink: APLIF). The contract from the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is valued at up to US $40 million. It will support the development of VXV-01 from manufacturing and non-clinical studies through two Phase 1 clinical trials. This contract represents a significant milestone for The Lundquist Institute’s vaccine research program.

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